Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks was a Native American activist, teacher, and author. He was a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, which he co-founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968 to represent urban Indians. He was a pre-eminent spokesman for Native Americans. His protests won government concessions and created national attention and sympathy for the oppression and deplorable endemic social and economic conditions for Native Americans.

12 April 1937

Born on the same birth date (12 April 1937): Igor Volk

Born on the same birth day (12 April): Akiyama Saneyuki • Caffarelli (castrato) • David Cassidy • Felice Giardini • Gary Soto • Ida Pollock • Jane Withers • Jason Price • John Landy • Lakshman Kadirgamar • Robin Walker • Sehun • Tom Clancy

Born in the same month (April 1937): Bob Luman • Colin Powell • George Steele • Jean-Pierre Beltoise • Jiří Dienstbier • Joe Henderson • Momo Kapor • Robert W. Gore • Ronald Hamowy • Sepp Mayerl • Victoria Glendinning